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Return a License, To return a borrowed license early

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Tools menu: License Borrowing ➤ Borrow License Help menu: About ➤ Product Information or Product License Information ➤ Borrow License Command line: borrowlicense The Borrow a License window is displayed, presenting the following options: Calendar Sets the date when you plan to return a borrowed license. The return date must be within the range specified by your network administrator. Borrow a License Borrows the license from the network license server based on the specified return date . Cancel Cancels the borrowing action; no license is borrowed. Return a License Your borrowed network license is automatically returned to the network license server on the day that the license expires. You can return a license earlier than the expiry date, but to do this, your computer must be connected to the network license server. Once a borrowed license is returned, you can borrow a license again as long as your computer is connected to the network license server and a license is available on the server. To return a borrowed license early Access to the command varies by product, and includes one or more of the following options: ■ Click Tools menu ➤ License Borrowing ➤ Return License Early. ■ Click Help menu ➤ About ➤ Product Information or Product License Information. In the Product License Information dialog box, click Return License, and then click Yes. ■ In the status tray, right-click the License Borrowing icon. Click Return License Early. NOTE If your product supports access to license borrowing commands in the status tray, you can use this method to return a borrowed license early, but the display settings for the status tray must be turned on. To turn on the display settings, right-click an empty area on the status bar. Click Tray Settings. Network Licensing | 109

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Tools menu: License Borrowing
Borrow License
Help menu: About
Product Information or Product License Information
Borrow License
Command line:
borrowlicense
The Borrow a License window is displayed, presenting the following options:
Calendar
Sets the date when you plan to return a borrowed license. The return
date must be within the range specified by your network administrator.
Borrow a License
Borrows the license from the network license server based
on the specified return date .
Cancel
Cancels the borrowing action; no license is borrowed.
Return a License
Your borrowed network license is automatically returned to the network license
server on the day that the license expires. You can return a license earlier than
the expiry date, but to do this, your computer must be connected to the
network license server.
Once a borrowed license is returned, you can borrow a license again as long
as your computer is connected to the network license server and a license is
available on the server.
To return a borrowed license early
Access to the command varies by product, and includes one or more of the
following options:
Click Tools menu
License Borrowing
Return License Early.
Click Help menu
About
Product Information or Product License
Information. In the Product License Information dialog box, click Return
License, and then click Yes.
In the status tray, right-click the License Borrowing icon. Click Return
License Early.
NOTE
If your product supports access to license borrowing commands in the
status tray, you can use this method to return a borrowed license early, but the
display settings for the status tray must be turned on. To turn on the display
settings, right-click an empty area on the status bar. Click Tray Settings.
Network Licensing |
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